John Lennon. We could talk about music, art, politics, and I'm sure there would be lots of laughs.

Gimme Carl Sagan. I could listen to his voice every minute of every day... And besides, I have some half-baked, crackpot theories to run past him.

Malcolm X and Karl Marx ( I know that is two...don't judge me). I think I may have misunderstood them in my youthful, conditioned, ignorance.

I'd bring back Alan Turin who more or less invented the electronic computer. He and his team cracked the Enigma code during WW2 and saved thousands of allied lives. His end was shameful. Hounded by the police for being gay he took his own life. Just imagine what that genius could have brought to the world if it wasn't for bigotry of the church. He is one of the many reasons why I am a proud atheist .

David Bowie and I would get a list of all the things my mom would want to ask him and do a Q&A for her haha

Terry Prachett

I would bring back my father, whom I have not seen since I was two years old. I would like to know why he abandoned me and left me with my mother who made me feel unwanted and unloved.

I will bring back RinTin, my first dog.

HAWKING?He was such a unique person and so brave.

Leonardo de Vinci. He was a Renaissance man, an inventor, an artist, and had an incredible mind. I would like to find out how he thought of his inventions, what he really thought of the church, if he wasn't in danger of being burned at the stake. I am really intrigued by him. Galileo too.

John Denver. He was on the edge of making a huge comeback. He would have made a amazing voice of reason in this environmental mess we are in.

Marilyn Monroe. To find out how she died and to let her know she was more appreciated than she realised.

Douglas Adams - for the stories he had not yet told.

Jane Austen. She is my favorite author and reading her work is like a visit inside her mind. It would be so much fun to see her reaction to the leaps and bounds feminism has made, and has yet to make, since her era.

One of the things I've learned about people, women in particular, is that the greater part of beauty cannot be perceived by the eyes alone. A few years ago I was a bit startled when happening upon a quotation that resonated in a similar way. Learning from whom it came was startling and gave me a bit of a spine chill.

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart." - Helen Keller

I knew of her from having seen the movie portrayal of her childhood. After learning more about her since, the idea of spending an afternoon comparing philosophical notes would be an adventure of a lifetime.

In certain circles, my son Dakota is famous. In that regard, it would be him. There would be no lakeside luncheon. Nowhere near a damn body of water. I’d bring his skateboard and stand by wherever he wanted to skate and holler at him from aside. Then we could go get some chicken strips.

May I go again? Mae West. She was another incredibly ahead-of-her-time feminist. She must have had some amazing stories and advice.

Saint Teresa of Calcutta. She is one of the extraordinarily few humans that I feel are exceptions that prove the rule in my few of human kind. And, she could tell me if Heaven is out there.

Douglas Adams

Already thought of.... Marcus Aurelius. I would ask him about ruling the world, why he made some of the choices that changed history, to clarify many if his writings. I think that would be a wonderful day of conversations.

I would bring back Helen Keller so I could roast her

Benedict Arnold. He was a brilliant military commander and it seems like he turned because the US was going to lose and he saw it coming. Somehow he either made a mistake in his assessment or there were miraculous events that altered the expected outcome of the American Revolutionary War. Either way I'd love to hear his assessment and thoughts along with being able to peruse over the further events of the war and the current state of the country.